Re: [Boost-testing] Windows build failures

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] Windows build failures
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-01-26 18:06:52

On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Tom Kent <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I'm getting several builds failing on windows with the dreaded:
> ...
>   File "C:\local\teeks99-02\b\tools_regression_src\regression.py",
> line 434, in command_test_boost_build
>     "boost/bin.v2/libs/any/test/any_test.test"));
> WindowsError: [Error 3] The system cannot find the path specified:
> 'C:\\local\\teeks99-02\\b\\results\\boost/bin.v2/libs
> /any/test/any_test.test/*.*'
>
> (We really need to make more descriptive and accurate error handling)
>
> When I look in results/bjam.log, I'm seeing this at the end:
> error: Unable to find file or target named
> error:     '../libs/sync/test/'
> error: referred to from project at
> error:     '.'
>
> Any ideas on that?
>

At least on my boost working directory, the sync submodule was never
initialized. A git submodule --init was needed.

Perhaps that happens when a submodule is present in develop, but not master?

If so, regression.py needs to code with this case. Rene?

Thanks,

--Beman